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$1,500 James Joyce Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “Entries will be reviewed by a panel of four judges: Robert DiYanni, Chairman of The Modern Word Literary Advisory Board; Bob Joyce, head of the James Joyce Centre in
Dublin; Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, former New York Times book critic.”
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$5,000 Newsweek Education Program Scholarship. Site Excerpt. “To enter, each student must complete the official entry form (or a photocopy) and submit it with two copies of an original essay (500–1,000 words) on a topic of the student’s choice that shares an opinion, experience or personal feeling.”
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$2,000 TextbookX.com Essay Scholarship. Site Excerpt. “Applicant must be enrolled in good standing as an undergraduate or graduate student attending an accredited college or university in the
United States sometime between November 1, 2005 and April 30, 2006.”
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$25,000 Voice of Democracy National Competition. Site Excerpt: “The Voice of Democracy is an annual national audio essay contest that is designed to foster patriotism by giving high school students in grades 9 through 12 the opportunity to voice their opinion about their personal obligations as an American and address their responsibility to our country.”
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$500 and Prizes, College Prowler Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “Have you written an essay for any of your college applications? If so, send it to us and you could win a scholarship along with free College Prowler guidebooks to help you make sure you're enrolling in the school that's right for you. Essays should be no longer than 1,000 words.”
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$10,000 Ayn Rand Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: 19th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s Novel THE FOUNTAINHEAD, For 11th and 12th Graders, First Prize: $10,000 Cash Award, 5 Second Prizes: $2,000 Cash Awards, 10 Third Prizes: $1,000 Cash Awards, 35 Finalist Prizes: $100 Cash Awards, 200 Semifinalist Prizes: $50 Cash Awards.”
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$7,500 Knight Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “The topic of the essay shall deal with: an event, person, philosophy, or ideal associated with the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, or the framing of the United States Constitution. Students must source at least five (5) references with the minimum of 3 being printed references.”
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$1,000 Humanist Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “First, Second, and Third place prizes will be awarded in two age categories: thirteen through seventeen and eighteen through twenty-four (ages determined as of the entry deadline of December 1 of each contest year. First Prize: $1,000 Second Prize: $400 Third Prize: $100”
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$1,500 DeMolay Essay Competition. Site Excerpt: “Each year, the Kach Essay Competition awards $300 to each Region winner (two winners from each of DeMolay's eight regions) and $1,200 to each of the two national winners. For the two national winners, that's $1,500 each!”
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$1,500 Dupont Science Essay Competition. Site Excerpt: “Our two First Place DuPont Challenge essay winners receive not only a $1,500 educational grant, but also an all-expense-paid trip (with a parent and sponsoring teachers) to Space Center Houston and the adjacent NASA facilities.”
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$1,500 Swackhammer Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “The contest is open to all high school students throughout the world. Applicants must be enrolled in the Fall 2003 through Spring 2004 academic year. First Prize - $1,500, Second Prize - $1,000, Third Prize - $500”
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$5,000 Holocaust Remembrance Project. Site Excerpt: “First Place winners will participate in an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and other historic sites. In addition, scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded to the first-place national winners.”
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$1,000 - $10,000 National Peace Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “First-place state winners receive college scholarships of $1,000 and also compete for national awards of $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 for first, second, and third place respectively (national awards include state award amounts).”
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$500 Sara Lazarus Memorial Scholarship. Site Excerpt: “All applicants will be required to write a one-page essay on the following topic: "Describe a major sacrifice that someone has made for you to attend college or graduate school and how that sacrifice has influenced your life."’
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$1,000 Olive W. Garvey Fellowships. Site Excerpt: “Since 1974, the internationally acclaimed Olive W. Garvey Fellowship program has awarded fellowships biennially to outstanding college students around the world through a competitive essay contest on the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty.
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$2,500 AFSA High School Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “Analyze and explain how the members of the Foreign Service promote United States national interests by participating in the resolution of today's major international problems.”
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$5,000 Elie Weisel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “An annual competition that is designed to challenge college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world. Students are encouraged to write thought-provoking, personal essays.”
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$1,000 Lincoln Forum Essay Contest. Site Excerpt: “The contest is open to anyone, regardless of age or citizenship status, who is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student in an American college or university between 1/1/04 and 7/31/04.”
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